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[rpo83]

For the unoffical registry, i have #949..

Cheers

Steve

[crankcase]

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[Evilchicken0]

The plate maybe nimble but the rivets weigh it down.
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[brian]

[brian]

I know it's unwise to assume (especially when it comes to Bimota!)... however, would i be correct in assuming that the frames of the SB6, SB6R and SB7 are all identical? Even though the 6R's have they're own number sequence.
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[MARTIN]

To add more weight to the discussion,consider the following:

Only using the SB6 (not the R) model ,my research (open to others that may know) shown that there was 3 series produced of the SB6, main difference was colour (original, if you have a different colour, frame number-lower or higher may be only reference)

Series 1 WHITE,RED AND CARBON "SB6"LEGEND WAS RED & CARBON

Series 2 DARK GREY AND RED "SB6"LEGEND IN WHITE

Series 3 DARK GREY ONLY "SB6" LEGEND IN WHITE

My research also showed that

SERIES 1 NUMBER PRODUCED 790
SERIES 2 NUMBER PRODUCED 332
SERIES 3 NUMBER PRUDUCED 22 = 1144

I think that number for series 2 & 3 ,due to what may have transpired when factory closed and outlay of materials was being attempted to recoup, may be more.

So let see if this works

Frame numbers 0- 790 original colour series 1 ?
frame numbers 791 -1122 (?) original colour series 2 ?
frame numbers 1123- 1144 (??) original colour series 3 ?

Interested to see response
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(00) SB6 (95) HD FXDWG STRETCH (01)GSXR1000K1

[Bimsb6]

So how does my series 2 frame number 1261 fit in ?

[oily]

Ok, Very interesting Martin but we are talking Bimota here so earth logic does not apply.
Going on the colours.......
I have a series one and a series two
My series one has a frame number...1230
and my series two has a frame number of...1248
but to be fair to your research, I think my series one And my series two, may both be series four (non of the above ) built after the factory closed
Keep up the research Marty
I'll mention again....Should we attempt our own register?

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[MARTIN]

I would theorise (which is hard on a Saturday morning ) that
as I put question marks beside series 2 & 3 , when factory closed
there was a bunch of frames (various numbers) and farings ( series 2 & 3 and a couple of series 1 apparently )
there were put together to give complete bikes. ( series 4 )

Assumptions being made are

Frames were same ( just needed stamp number)
farings were same ( just different colours)
engines were same ( does anybody know of differences)
rest of rolling chassis same ( forks, wheels,swing arm shocks,etc)
electrics were same

I stand to be enlightened ( must be some kind of religious thing or the water up here )
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(00) SB6 (95) HD FXDWG STRETCH (01)GSXR1000K1

[oily]

Marty, Marty, Marty...............

As long as your theory's stay as theory's then I'm tending to agree with you but we're back to the 4th dimension....Bimota logic

We have now created a series 4 and we haven't yet sorted out 1,2 and 3

When (if) we could sort out the series 1,2 and 3 we would then need to sort out the sub categories of series 1 such as early and late models with all the changes made therein.

I fear this thread is going to amuse us for some time to come and the only way to sort it out is for a sb6 register

[Bimsb6]

I'm in the depths of my memory i recall early and later frames being different ,something to do with engine mountings and vibration on the early models?

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